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" I am for a transactional tax at the point of purchase for both online and physical retail. "
Theo Paphitis
Am
Tax
Retail
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" I'm a shopaholic. I really am. I can't help myself. I do go into, browse, and purchase from my own shops, too, although the CEOs who run my businesses wish I didn't. "
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" I like the odd day relaxing by the pool, but I couldn't stand to sunbathe for an entire week. "
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" Wherever I go in the world, I put aside several days to go visit the stores. "
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" When we arrived in the U.K. on the banana boat, we settled right by Old Trafford. "
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" Entrepreneurship is just one thing that needs to be in schools. "
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" If you really want to sort out the High Street, you ask someone like Kate Swann at WHSmith, who has done a fantastic job of running profitable shops. "
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" Every successful high street needs a catalyst that starts making people want to come there, and independent shops can be that catalyst. If you want a new idea on the high street, you'll probably find it in an independent. I know I shouldn't say this, but new ideas rarely happen in chains. What we do is adopt it once we spot it in an independent. "
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" In my early teens, I was working in a Wimpy Bar and delivering cab company cards to make cash. I also ran a tuck shop at school. I struggled academically because of being dyslexic. When I saw other families and what they had, it inspired me. I thought, 'I can get that, too, if I work hard.' "
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" It's very difficult for an entrepreneur to let go. It's very hard to sell a successful business. People sometimes hold on until the business has no value at all. "
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" On Saturday, I don't want to be woken up until at least nine: I like a bit of a lie-in, a cup of tea, toast and marmalade, and the newspaper. "
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" The high street is not a retail thing: it's a social thing, part of the British lifestyle. And I say that as someone who started his life on Limassol high street in Cyprus. "
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" Great customer service does not come by chance. It is the result of training and ensuring there are enough assistants to serve the customers. "
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" Take calculated risks and limit your downside. "
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Take
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" The high streets I remember best were Seven Sisters Road in north London and then sunny Peckham in south London after we moved there. They were where my parents used to shop. They were great, part of being a teenager. "
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" If you look at all the investments made during 'Dragons' Den,' the ratio of those that make it to those that don't is actually extremely high. "
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" I was born in Cyprus, but my family moved to England when I was about six. "
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" Online is not contributing in the same way as the high street in terms of business rates and to the local community. "
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" I love the English language, but I'm crap at it, so I might as well do what I'm good at. The same goes for my kids, who are also dyslexic. I won't pressure them to do anything. They've each got a trust and a mortgage-free property, which is a lot more than I had, so I know they will always be fine. "
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" The Internet has heralded a revolution in our society. It has transformed the way we do business, entertain, communicate, and travel. In many ways, the change has been positive. The web has brought new freedoms, spurred economic growth, and extended the boundaries of knowledge. "
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" I liked Tom Bower's biography of Bernie Ecclestone, the former Formula 1 boss. "
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" Small does not mean insignificant. "
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" I'm not massively academic. I'm a commonsense person. "
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" I am the most conservative person you will ever come across, and that's because I'm good at reducing risks while leaving the potential rewards high. "
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" Making the first million is hard; making the next 100 million is easy. "
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" I used to see Triumph TR7s and E-Type Jags, and I used to think, 'One day, I'm gonna have one of those.' I remember seeing an E-Type and walking round it 40 or 50 times. "
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" Business isn't complicated; we complicate business. "
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" I started work at 13, had three or four part-time jobs, and learnt very quickly the values of work. "
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" In the 1960s, my first-generation immigrant parents were gifted the olive branch of a blue British passport when working for the British Army in Cyprus. It completely transformed the Paphitis story. "
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" Ultimately, if you don't have an interest in what you do, it will be so much harder to make money from it. "
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